Former deputy premier says Dominic Perrottet raised no concerns, but ‘I wish I’d never applied’
During his appearance Barilaro described a series of conversations with ministers, including Perrottet, prior to applying for the role in which, he said, no one raised any concerns.
“He would have told me bluntly if he thought it was going to be an issue for sure,” Barilaro told the inquiry of his exchange with Kean. Barilaro told the inquiry he had a number of conversations with the premier after announcing he was quitting parliament in October but prior to his formal resignation in December.
As the former minister for trade, Barilaro had played a role in establishing the trade commissioner jobs prior to leaving parliament. During the hearing he was grilled by the shadow treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, on whether he had used information gained as a minister during his interview for the role.Barilaro rejected that suggestion, saying all information he provided in his CV for the job was publicly available.
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